While the draft statement still talks up America’s “global advocacy, action, and assistance,” suggesting a very interventionist viewpoint, it removes language from the past version about creating a “just, and democratic world” as being a priority.

Former Reagan-era State Department official Elliott Abrams was very critical of the move, saying that the removal of justice and democracy were the only significant changes, suggesting the US doesn’t want those things anymore.

While the change is a rather significant public change, it’s not necessarily going to signal broad policy changes for the US, but rather might save the State Department a lot of effort in trying to spinning America’s often overtly anti-democratic policies, like backing Egypt’s military junta, as in line with their mission statement.

The USG talks up “democracy” and then they invade and install puppets – they talk up “justice” and “taking the moral high ground” and then they “torture” someone for the fun of it or deliver death from drones on unsuspecting families.

They want the world to hear/read what they say, not watch what they do. It’s pure Kabuki BS.